Famous food, allusions to 45 Yangzhou three sets of ducks

Three sets of duck is a traditional dish in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, which is a local dish with a unique flavor and popularity. This dish is based on three poultry sets (i.e. domestic duck, wild duck and vegetable pigeon), hence the name. Three sets of duck making novelty, three flavor fusion, unique flavor, quite interesting, initially appeared at the Yangzhou banquet, to the Qing Dynasty Qian, Jia, Shandong and other places also appeared in this dish.

Jiangsu water town, has always been a lot of ducks, so duck breeding, duck eating have rich experience. The unique Three Sets of Ducks in Yangzhou are a typical example of Jiangsu duck food. However, in the early days of Qianlong, there were only two sets of ducks, which were called "set ducks" at that time, that is, "fat ducks were deboned, plate ducks were also deboned, filled with domestic duck belly meat, steamed very rotten, and the whole offering was provided." This method of food preparation has been included in the Qing Dynasty food monograph "Tuning Ding Collection". After successive generations of chefs have continuously developed and improved, it has finally developed into "three sets of ducks".

The three sets of ducks are eaten in winter, and are best cooked in late autumn, so it is the fattest season for the three birds. After this dish is made, even the casserole pot is seated, its three poultry shape is intact, the duck is fat and tender, the wild duck meat is tight and has the aroma of wild game, the pigeon meat is soft and mellow, and the soup is fresh, complex and flavorful, rich in nutrition, when eating from the outside to the inside, layer by layer, the more you eat, the more beautiful, there is no fun.